New-York tribune., 1887-11-23
THIRTY.FYvE YEARS or NOBLE yoRF

| ANNUAL MEETING or TuP CHrDREN's AID socrrrv
| "A NcBiY REcoRD--CRIME DrcRFAspp
The managers and friends Of the Chlrcns ,i soc,.,
were Justly grshed at the review Of 10. work f,r owe,
third of century presented at It's annual neetlsg
Yesterday In the pariors of the American T,chan,.
Bank. No. 1873 Broadway. There present M a..
meeting william A. Booth. president; George : ,oe
treasurer Charles T.. Brace secretary. and Trustees.
Hooper e. Van Worst. Charles r.. Whitehead J. kea.
| nedy Tod, Robert j. Livingston aud Dough-. Robin
son. jr.
The active work OF the sociey ,he period ~
thlrtyvc years since 1852 when Charles T. Brare then
young man fresh from the German University with A
promising before him. up the rcputat on ami
emoluments Of a scholarly life devote bn,ef TO ths
suffering children Of this city. since tnai time y 10,
persons. mostly children. have been placed Ia GOOD
homes and saved from want and crime loo 100 glrl.
mainly the children % dnkards have been taught In
industrial schools. OF which twenty ainei
than that number OF boys have been instructed m
fourteen night schools: vast number, ~ nrie wais.
newsboys AMI wanderers OF both sexes have hen
sheltered from want AMI inquity IN SIX A ing houses
and mulutudes Of suffering sick chlGrn treated -
stored at two seaside homes ani the sick aircns
The increase OF the woik may be- roughly nferpi
from the troasurers summary: IN l-5J4 the receipt.
Si,732 81. expenditures sLi9i So, In i~~G5 the
receipts we're sJ53.7l6 o2. and the etreuditun.
-35l.73o 90 Total expenditures nnc, 1853
Si.s46.97i 81.
marked decrease In crime durns The .o,oty'. ct
lsicnce New Yorlrs population ba. .nlan lr,r
G2O,siO In loo Ia 1,4-i,y2o 10 ls.7 ser tfrr, has
been steady dccrca-e, especially of shIld,,n,
crimes-nOt propo1ona'e but an acfu. a,cr, 40.
Some Of tho bgurcs gwen signn,sm
Amor the obstacles met the socetv's wor. the ri
lowing noted: Iruants and easr,at cbnlren
although many brought n Of fcn escape unicr the
law which regards unh hootblIcss tnI p.nny. pitch.
ing uewsboys plying lawful occ r,uons." There
being no mean between continued fr,ciou anl a reform
ai0ry institution hich j. though, Rather ie.r.r
remeiy-thc italian street ch ircn especially. .lngA
nilckiug box their shoulders aud pay iairlls or
worse all day Children ner thirteen are. cnnfar 20
Law. worked In manufactures. LARGE street hn's
by the tra ir- from bcng apprsunc.i. oil hf
the odsi hous and unable 10 eon,s trtIc
with the smaller f.y are fpunl dicut g. zeal With.
Colonel Aucimuty ghi trade .oi 4. ani tcuotsl
West being about their on, rOpe. one fhr-, lux
missing. recently h"ari from ~ r>ierl Msfor
aud member of the legislature. Obirr .ts iof nIoa
the shop desirable and ho .u. Zoe Dol, .
service have also To i' placed ont. u"~b 81 atnrr''
aboror- Bomesii, service O., REGARDED fhs frle
remedy for the-" Kris, but thi- The -srrIA M
wiu never compete with fartory eu % ,,m.nf md
the loss o Independence oui o hour n 'ss"rlife
wnra the Italian rhiircn excel ny 20 in rr.f. instinct
seemingly: l.jpV nf item An,Il-
canilcd IN the : 'cty's schovls
Among the imneinle nee,s e the socirfy- sork iur
Unlc special gilt> necessary tWo inlI-t tl
school hu'iiugs among The per Germans ant
bohemians. a. SJoooD ." >i""o0 each ura buiiilns
- thr Health Home - '"nry Island, io ,"- - Hun
pavilion cottage for cripU~i gir.. ritn.
annex 10 the summer Home a. Bath. sol several -
animals In he 20 rnVnd 40 ssi
Ackrew,t sir-ut- OF 5000" frr new l"i--
ing hon~> <iu.opo for new industrial seb"oi az --J
Islani Hraiih Ilonr Mr.. = y N.ior has sem l.lIf
homeless chlren - the Wrsi within few years. at
eNp.n-c SgoGi6 Her nest ptrty vii gprsri ~
l~~- The total number ~ ehlhireu coming 80
charge OF tie society during ihr year Wa J5.--"